Explore the data / Sources / Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes What is Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes? The Census Bureau reports earnings and employment flows for graduates. The source covers participating states, colleges, fields, credentials, and graduation groups.
Full name Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
Published by U.S. Census Bureau, Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
Edition in EduInsights 2026 Q2 · version 4.14.1
Current availability Used in the current EduInsights data release. Why it matters
Why we use Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes This source shows where graduates from participating colleges work and what they earn one, five, or ten years later.
What graduates earned later The same kind of graduate group can be checked one, five, or ten years after graduation.
Where graduates worked You can see the industries and places where the group found work at each follow-up point.
Who is included and what stays hidden Participation files name the states and colleges. Other labels explain when privacy rules hide a number.
Good to know
What to keep in mind
First check whether the college takes part A college outside the participating systems will not have a result in this file.
A field can contain several named programs Keep the field and degree level beside the result. They may be broader than the program you have in mind.
Industry is not a job title A hospital is in health care. That does not reveal whether a graduate worked as a nurse or accountant. On its own
Questions this source can answer by itself These questions need no facts from another source.
What did a participating graduate group earn later? Which industries employed graduates from a field? Where did graduates move for work? With other sources
Questions this source helps answer We use another source only when it describes the same college, field, career, place, or time.
How do graduate earnings compare with broader federal field outcomes? Do the industries employing graduates match regional industry patterns? Where it stops
What this source cannot tell you Not every state, college, or graduation group participates. Some figures are hidden to protect graduate privacy. Industry flows do not identify the jobs graduates performed. Broader field results are not outcomes for one named program. Use this source in a real question. Ask about a college, field, career, place, or change over time.
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